The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) on January 29, 2024, issued a Notice for seeking stakeholder inputs on the DFC (Draft for Comments) of Indian Telecom Security Assurance Requirements (ITSAR) for Vehicle Tracking Devices.
Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) came out with the Procedure for Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecommunication Equipment (MTCTE) in December 2017. The MTCTE document outlines the procedure to operationalise the new Rules.
The testing and certification described in the MTCTE procedure document require that the equipment meets the Essential Requirements (ER). Security Requirement is part of ER for which the equipment must be tested and certified. The responsibility for framing Security requirements and for Security testing and certification lies with the National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS), a centre under the Department of Telecommunications headquartered in Bengaluru.
The Security Assurance Standards (SAS) vertical under NCCS is responsible for drafting and finalizing ITSARs for communication equipment. In this regard, an online meeting is scheduled for discussion with the stakeholders (TSPs, M2M service providers, Application service providers, Device manufacturers, OEMs, prospective labs, industry bodies, and academia) on the Draft ITSAR for Vehicle Tracking Device.
Suggestions, comments and inputs are to be sent on or before February 15, 2024.
